Turkish version of the SPAN questionnaire for highschool students: reproducibility and validity.

This study aimed to generate a Turkish version of the School Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) (2009) questionnaire for high-school students and to test its validity and reproducibility. The questionnaire was translated and back translated and the language validity was assessed. It was tested and re-tested on 318 highschool students to evaluate its validity and reproducibility. Validity was determined by comparing the parts of the questionnaire about what was eaten in the previous day with that of 24-hour food consumption lists. Statistical analysis was performed by using Spearman correlation analysis, kappa statistics and percentage of agreement. The highest test-re-test results were on foods consumed the day before, with an agreement percentage range of 56%-96% and a kappa range of 0.43-0.95. The items related to physical activity had an agreement range of 38%-88% and a kappa range of 0.24-0.82. The reproducibility and validity of the Turkish version of SPAN questionnaire is acceptable and it is a rapid, easily used tool for the assessment of nutrition and physical activity in schoolchildren.

Turkish version of the SPAN questionnaire for high-school students: reproducibility and validity

This study aimed to generate a Turkish version of the School Physical Activity and Nutrition [SPAN] [2009] questionnaire for high-school students and to test its validity and reproducibility. The questionnaire was translated and back translated and the language validity was assessed. It was tested and re-tested on 318 high-school students to evaluate its validity and reproducibility. Validity was determined by comparing the parts of the questionnaire about what was eaten in the previous day with that of 24-hour food consumption lists. Statistical analysis was performed by using Spearman correlation analysis, kappa statistics and percentage of agreement. The highest test-re-test results were on foods consumed the day before, with an agreement percentage range of 56%-96% and a kappa range of 0.43-0.95. The items related to physical activity had an agreement range of 38%-88% and a kappa range of 0.24-0.82. The reproducibility and validity of the Turkish version of SPAN questionnaire is acceptable and it is a rapid, easily used tool for the assessment of nutrition and physical activity in schoolchildren

La présente étude avait pour objectif de générer une version turque du questionnaire SPAN [School Physical Activity and Nutrition] [activité physique et nutrition en milieu scolaire [2009] pour les élèves du secondaire et de tester sa validité et sa reproductibilité. Le questionnaire a été traduit puis a fait l'objet d'une rétro-traduction, et la validité de la langue a été évaluée. Il a été testé puis re-testé sur 318 élèves du secondaire afin d'évaluer sa validité et sa reproductibilité. La validité a été déterminée en comparant les parties du questionnaire sur les aliments consommés le jour d'avant avec celle comprenant des listes relatives à la consommation alimentaire sur une durée de 24h. L'analyse statistique a été réalisée à l'aide de l'analyse de corrélation de Spearman, du test du kappa et du pourcentage de concordance. Les résultats test-retest les plus élevés concernaient les aliments consommés le jour d'avant, avec un pourcentage de concordance compris entre 56% et 96% et un coefficient kappa allant de 0,43 à 0,95. Les items liés à l'activité physique avaient un pourcentage de concordance de 38 à 88% et un coefficient kappa de 0,24 à 0,82. La reproductibilité et la validité de la version turque du questionnaire SPAN est acceptable et constitue un outil rapide et simple d'utilisation pour évaluer la nutrition et l'activité physique chez les enfants scolarisés